Skin Care for the Tightlacer

Before we place the corset around the body, we should spend a little time discussing the skin about your torso. We all know it is important to put on sun block on all exposed skin, and moisturize the face and hands.

I myself, in my earlier stages of waist training ignored my skin and painful pinching sensations at my sides. On one occasion, when the corset was removed, I had two, 1" cuts along my left side. I could not wear a corset for several days due to the cuts. What caused these cuts? Dry skin that wasn't properly cared for.

As you know, the only way to make real reductions in one's figure with a corset is to spend as much time as possible within its comfortably laced confines. While wearing the corset for long periods of time, the undergarment will absorb your body oils. This causes one of the most bothersome problems that we tightlacers face: dry, flaky, skin. This condition will cause itching, chaffing, and in the case read above, small cuts. Luckily, this can be easily avoided. Before putting on your corset, apply moisturizing lotion to your torso. This will help prevent your skin from drying out. You must do this every day. I highly recommend Gold Bond Medicated Body Lotion. It is specially medicated for dry, itchy skin. You can find this in most drug stores in the United States.

If, while you are wearing your corset, you have a constant itch within the corset, do not try to scratch over the corset. Trying to scratch an itch over the corset will destroy the outer fabric of your new beautiful garment. Instead, remove the corset as soon as you can, and scratch that itch. While the corset is removed, apply lotion to your skin. This normally takes care of those itches.